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Lavrov visit yields little for Athens, which denies Iranian bank veto
PoliticsForeign Policythat “in all cases, the international law that derives from international conventions should be respected... European partners about all matters related to Iran’s provocative activities in support for terrorism... order to be implemented. The court allowed the EU to maintain the asset freeze for six months under
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Obama ends with big picture amid dwindling hope
Agoraof this crisis that in order to make reforms sustainable, the Greek economy needs the space to return to growth... Greece on a path towards a durable economic recovery, because it is in all of our interests that Greece succeeds,” he said after his meeting with Tsipras on Tuesday. “We all want the Greek people
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis speak to their MPs but address wider audience
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe compromises he is not willing to make in order to secure a deal. “We will not even bother... of the crisis, but the one that takes the country out of the crisis once and for all.” Mitsotakis... the challenge of a major political change,” he said. “The time has come to leave aside all
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EU officials see Greek deal close, broad debt talks to follow
PoliticsGreek Politicsand fiscal targets) have not been resolved so far. Moscovici urged all sides to reach a deal by end... interest of 5.5 percent GDP in order to miss the SGP target. In 2017, Greece’s interest payments come... to go faster, some may not want to go forward at all, then I’ll push them a little. We will move
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Newsletter 101 - 23/12/2016
All options remain open in 2017 Government handouts strain its relationship with the lenders... will soon be required to make difficult political decisions in order for the review to be wrapped up... for such an eventuality. As the year ends, though, all options remain open. BoG seeks swift conclusion of review Central
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Athens gears up for deal with lenders, pending news from IMF
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAll eyes in Athens are on Monday’s meeting of the International Monetary Fund’s executive board... concessions the coalition is prepared to make in order to conclude the review. The lowering of the tax.... It is doubtful that Tsipras will be able to score all these victories to sweeten the pill his MPs will have
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Lenders' proposal not yet enough to convince Athens, banish snap poll option
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasures. Tsakalotos also said that despite the differences there could be an agreement if all sides... feels he needs some kind of commitment on this issue from the eurozone in order to offset... to be an independent thinker within the party and one that is not afraid to express his opinion. After all
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New attempt to get Cyprus talks back on track
PoliticsForeign Policyto persuade the Turkish Cypriots not to use the Cyprus Parliament vote as an excuse in order to abstain... at all during Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias's talks with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson... concern in all this effort, either in the planning for the drilling or in the third round?” he said
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As Athens awaits news from Brussels, New Democracy mends fences
PoliticsGreek Politicsround on Thursday. It appears that all sides have agreed to avoid leaks for the time being to prevent... Democracy a chance to put its house in order. The party went through a somewhat turbulent period over... to the drachma. Thursday’s meeting came after an Athens court cleared all suspects in the Vatopedi
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Greece watches closely as Turkey prepares for referendum
PoliticsForeign Policygovernment will ask from all political parties to adopt a common "national stance" towards Greece.... If "No" is to prevail, the same sources claim that all possibilities are open. Either Erdogan will call early elections in order to strengthen his majority in Parliament and pass the constitutional amendments
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